Initial-charge-increasing mechanism



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J. GLUCK INITIAL CHARGE INCREASING MECHANISM Filed Feb. 1 1923 3Sheets-Sheet Zims' Oct. 23, 1928. 1,688,383

J. GLUCK INITIAL CHARGE INCREASING MECHANISM Filed Feb. 1925 3'Sheets-Sheet 3 I l l I l Patented Oct. 23, 1928.

UNITED STATES.

PATEN'TVOFFICE.

JULIUS GLUCK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., Assrenon, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T003min FARE REGISTER COMPANY, or DAYTON, 01110, A oonrormrronor NEW YORK,

INITI LcHARGE iNcnEAsrnG MECHANISM.

Application filed February 1, 1923. Serial No. 616,367.

This invention relatesto taximoters of the type used on automobiles andother public vehicles where a preliminary fee called the initial chargeis usually registered upon the face of the meter as the minimum tarifffor the service of the vehicle.

Heretofore it has been the practice to set" the fare drums so as toregistera fixed initial charge which would apply to all trips uniformly,and to that end ithasbfeen necessary to originally set the ten cent drumof the fare indicator at the correct position on the drum shaft toregister the proper initial charge on the face of the meter. As is wellknown the cents indication is usuallyjper nianently placed on the dialof the meter by a fixed numeral, as for example a naught, and iftheinitial charge 'is 80 cents theten cent wheel for indicating the tenthsof dollars will be set so that 3 will appear oirthe face of the dialeach time the meter mechanism is reset .to zero, thus making a uniforminitial charge of 30 cents always onthe face of the meter. In the pastwhen it was desired to change the initial charge it was necessary toopen up the meter and set the tencent Wheel I to show the desirednumeral in combination *ith the cents numeral of the cents indication. fHowever, it is desirable in some'insta-nces varied by the chauffeuraccording to the par ticular zone in which thecab may be operating. Forinstance, if the cab' is' operating within a certain radius in which theinitial charge is 30 cents, but is called upon to go into a zone ofgreater radius, the initial charge must be increased to 4-0 cents, forexample. Therefore, it is desirable to have means under the control ofthe operator to permit the ini tial charge to be changed from 30 centsto 10 cents immediately, without the necessity of opening up the metercasing and resetting the drum to show the new initial charge;

Accordingly, the present invention has primarily in View simple,practical andre'hable means which is locked when the flag is in thevacant position but which is released. as soon as the flag is placed ina tariff position so that in the event the initial charge is to be,changed the operatorof the cab can easily make the desired advance bysimply turning an anthorized knob or key. In that connection how ever,it is pointed out that the construction is I such that after the initialfare has been the line 3-3.of-Figure 2. 7

,with a toothed member G. 'fsirod to advance the. fare drum B one notchraised to the predetermined limit it will be impossible to thereafterraise the charge further and thus prevent fraud on the passenger bycontinually increasing the initial farein crement.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is. better understood, the same consistsin the novel construction, combination and arrangement/of parts,hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed. i 1 v Apreferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l perspective View of a meter Showing the inltill Charge g ed onthe race thereof. l I

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the fare drums andthe means for increasing'the initial charge, the parts being shown asthey would appear when the flag is in'the up or vacantposition.

Figure 3is a detail sectionalview taken on F gure 4. is a view similarto Figure 2 after the initialeharge has been increased. I Figure ,5' isa View similar to Figure 3 showing the posit-ion of part-s after theinitial fare v has been registered, and while thefiag is on to permitthis initial charge-to be quickly respondingpart-s throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

. In carrying the lnvention nto effect it'is proposed to embody the samem a meter of standard construction, for example of the typeshown in myco-pending. application,

Ser. No. 515,920 filed November 17, 1921, or any other type oftaximeterwhere it is necessary or desirableto increase the initial charge onetooth oftheircycle.

quickly'by advancing 'oneof the are drums generally as D and is providedwith the usual toothed operating wheel'D, the same engaging with anintermediate operating wheel E having thereon ahubportion F'provided tobring the next higher numeral into view on the face of the meterthemechanism consti- When it is deplay whereby the pivoted p and 1 willengage against a pin 2 1, earr ied by the actuator 2,

by me-asset asp ring 25. A pin '26 carried by a '27 mounted on the frameof the 'machin e guides thepawl 1 into engagementwith the toothed memberG. Projecting from one -side of the lever 2 isa'tooth or lug 5 adaptedto be engaged by the shoulder 6 upon an actuating arm 7 which ispivotally connected as at 8 tea locking lever 9. Said locking lever ispivotally supported on the meter 'irameat one end'a'sat 10 and is alsoprovided vat its opposite endwith a foot 11 adapted to be engagedanclreleasecl by the cam 12 carried by adis k '13 on the fiag shaft 14of the meter. y

For the purpose of maintaining the lockinglever 9 in its elevatedposition, in which it is placed by virtue of theiiag being in the vacantposition achautleur controlled latch lever 15 is provided; This latchlever .is ino unted on astud shaft 16 in the back 'of the meter frameandis provided with an exterior knobor fingeren'gaging portion 17preferably integral therewith so that when the knob is engaged the latchlever 15 may be rocked providin'gofcourse the flag has been turned fromits vaeant position into one of the tariff positions. The latch lever 15is provided with-a pin 27 to which is secured a spring 28 secured to a29 carried by the framework of the machine, the spring 28 extending at'approximately a right angle to the line eonneetingthe pin 27 and shaft-16. The locking lever 9 is provided with a pin 31 to whichfis attached aspring 30 having its other end connected with a fixed part of the frame,the object ofthe spring 30 being toassist gravity in pulling the lever 9downwardlywhen the cam 12 has passed beyond A the foot 11.

VVh en thelatch lever is in its normal position as shown in Figures 2and 3, the lock lever 9is supported upon the shoulder 18 of the tongue19 on the latch lever 15, but

when the operator throws the'flag and thereafter manipulates the knob 17to rock the latch lever in the direction'oit' the arrow shown 1n Figure3 the locking lever 9 wlll be ,unseated irom the shoulder 18 so that thethe latclilev'er being moved against the tension of thespring 28 and thelocking lever said tongue 19 will drop into the notch 20,

9. being moved by means of the spring 30.

VVlieh .thelockingjlever 9 drops off of the shoulder and the nose 19movesfinto the notch 20 the locking lever drops downwardly and carrieswith it the actuating arm 7 which in turn pulls down the lever 2carrying the pawl 1 thereby to cause the pawl to .move the toothedmemberG the distance of one tooth. Also, as will be seen from Figure 3the arm 7 is provided with a clearing finger '7 adapted to engage with alug 7 in such a manner that when the lever 9 pulls the arm 7 downwardlythe inclined edge of the clear- .inglinger will cause the arm to shiftoutwai'dly as shown in Figure 5 and thus enablethe shoulder 6 to clearthe projection 5 on the lever'2, thereby permitting the lever 2toimmediatelymove back to its normal position under the influence ot thespring 1 and clear the path'ot the tooth Gr on. the wheel E as itrotates.

V Also "when the lever 9 moves downwardly to pull the'arm 7 and thusactuates the lever 2 which in turn moves the fare drum up one notch, thecounter operating extension 9 thereof moves downwardly to actuate thelever 21 which in turn operates pawl 22 of a counterde'vice C whichregisters the number of times that the initial iare has been increasedfrom the normal initial charge to the advanced initial charge.

As previously stated, when the flag is in the vacant or for hireposition-it is impossible to operate the knob '17 to advancethe extrasdrum one notch. This due to the fact that the parts are i'n'the positionshown in "Figures 2'and 3 or the drawings from which latter it will beobserved that the disk 13 isprovi'ded with a lug 13" which is disposedinobstructing relation to the ireeend 15 of the lever 15 while the lever9 is held supported on the shoulder 18 and also upon the cam 12. Withthe parts in the positions shown in Figure' it'will be apparent that theknob 17 cannot be moved.

However, as soon'as the flag is moved into one of the tariff positions,as indicated by thejtull line position in Figure 5, the lug 13 will b emoved out of the path of the end 15 of the lever 15 and the operator canmove the latch lever 15 through the medium 01 the knob 17 Vhen the knob17 is moved the part 9 of thelock lever 9 will be 'unseated fromshoulder 18 thus permitting the lever 9 to drop and carry with it thearm 7 which actuates the lever 2. Also when this takes place the end 11of the lever 9 will rest upon the circular surface of the disk 13 asshown in Figure '5.

In case it was unnecessary to operate the knob 17, the lockinglever 9and latch lever 15 ivouldremain in the position shown in Fig. 3 evenwhenthe flag shaft laahad been rotated into the position shown in F 5.

It is necessary to retain the actuatin arm 7 in its depressed conditionafter it has once been operated, for whilethe toothed member G will passbeyond the pawl 1 after the arm '7 has been lowered, yet theoperatingwheel in such a position that it could be actuated again. Byholding the arm 7 in its depressed position while releasing the actuator2 so that it is raised by means of the spring' t,

the toothed member G is permitted to rotate with the operating wheel I),and the pawl 1 does not interfere with such rotation nor can the pawl 1be again operated. I

Due to the fact that the" nose 19 of the lever 15 is held in the lockingnotch '20 of the locking lever 9 it will be impossible to turn the knob17 but once while the flag is in one of the tariff positions. Sinceit isimpos-' sible to operate the knob 17 more than once while the flag is intariff positiomit is obvious that the actuating arm 7 canonlybe'actuated once. The essential feature isto prevent the actuationof the arm 7 more than once aftereach throwing of the flag. Therefore,an absolute check on the manipulation of the lever Qnmre'than once inthe cycle of the flag is prevented. It will also be understood that thelocking lever Qremains in its original set position unlessthe knob 17 isturned by the operator. That is to say, if the meter is set to operateon a 30 cent initial charge, each time that the mechanism is reset tozero, the initial 30 centcharge will appear on the face of the meter,and the meter will continue to operate on the 30 cent initial chargebasis unless and until the operator trips the knob 17.

I claim: V

1. An initial charge increasing mechanism for flag controlled taXimetersincluding in combination with a fare drum and the operating wheeltherefor, of an actuator for moving said wheel through an are sufficientto move the-fare drum ahead one numeral,

and manually actuated means for operating said actuator including anoperators knob on the outside of the meter casing and means for lockingsaid knob after being once manipulated until the flag of the meter hasbeen again reset.

An initial charge increasing mechanism for taximeters controlled by aflag and including in combination with a fare drum and operating wheeltherefor, of an actuator for said wheel and a member on said wheeladapted to be struck b said. actuator, means for manipulating saicactuator including a manually operated knob, and means for locking saidknob after it has once been manipulated until the flag of the meter hasbeen again reset. I

3. An initial chargeincreasing mechanism for taximeters comprising meansfor advancing one of the fare drums to increase the initial charge, saidmeans including a spring tensioned' lever, a pawl carried by one end ofsaid lever, a pivoted locking lever, means carried by said locking leverfor actuating said spring tensioned lever, a pivoted lever having anexterior operating knob for controlling the operative movement of saidlocking lever.

14. An initial charge increasing mechanism for the fare drums oftaximeters comprising means for moving one of said fare drums apredetermined distance, an operator-controlled knob having connectionsfor actuating said means for moving one of the fare drums, a flagcontrolled shaft and means on said flag controlled shaft having meansfor locking said connections when the flag shaft is in its normalposition.

. 5; An initial charge increasing mechanism for the fare drums oftaximeters comprising means for moving one of said fare drums apredetermined distance, an operator-controlled knob, a pair of springtensioned levers-one of which is actuated by the operator-controlledknob, an arm carried by the other of said levers for actuating saidmeans for moving the fare drum, and means for returning and locking saidspring tensioned levers to their normal position after they have beenactuated by said knob. r

6. An initial charge increasing mechanism for taXimeters including anactuator for advancing one of the fare drums a predetermined distance',and means for operating said actuator, said means comprising a pair oflevers, springs to hold said levers under tension, means on said leversfor holding the same normally spaced apart against the tension ofsaidsprings, an operators knob for moving one of said levers for moving thesame with relation to the other lever, and a connection between one ofsaid levers and the actuator.

7. An initial charge increasing mechanism for taximeters including anactuator for advancing one of the fare drums a predeter-h mineddistance, and means for operating said actuator, said means comprising apair of levers having separate pivots and having pro- 1 thereto, meanswhereby said levers become locked after imparting the quick movement tosaid actuator, a flag shaft, and means on'said flag shaft for holdingsaid levers locked when the flag is in vacant position, and alsoresetting the sameduringatheresetting move- =ment of theflag shaft.

S). Aninitial charge increasingmechanism fortaximeters includingtheeombinationwvith the fare drums, flag,and tare drum operating means,of means for advancing one. of said fare-drums'to increase theinitialcharge, said means including a single tooth associated with one of the''fare drum operating Wheels, a

spring tensioned lever normally maintained '11'1 anelevated position, apawl carried by one end oi said lever ior engaging said single tooth apivoted locking leveiyan actuating arm pivota'lly connected withsaidlocking; lever 'andaailapted to actuate said spring tensioned levercarrying the pawl, a pivoted latch lever having anexterior operatingknob,

with the fare drums; flag, and fare drum oper- 'atlngineans,ofmeans'foradvancingone of said fare drains to increase the initialeharge, said means including a spring tensioned lever car- 1' in a 321Wla Wheel enga 'in Withthefare D 7 D C) drunna single tooth on said wheelaclapted to be engaged by saidpau ha spring for maintaining-thepawl-carrying lever normally ele- -vated, and means for actua-tin g saidpawl, carrying lever including apan' 0tpivotedlevers,

an actuatingarmcarried by oneofsaid levers and adapted'toengage withsaid pawl carry ing:levei',:n1eans whereby said actuating arm isilisengagedtrom the pawl carryinglever as it nears the endo't'itsoperating stroke thereby toperinitthe pawl carrying lever toreturn to normal position, and anentorior knob associatedwith one ofSZIIClqPlVQtQCl levers i or operating the same.

11. An initial chareeiincreasing; mechanism for-taximeters includingthecombination with the tencentsifaro drum and theflag, o'l means for advanmm; the ten-cents drum, said: means including an exterior operating knobadapted to be engagedrby the operator, meansqvhereby said knob becomeslocked after one; actuation.

a counter device and meansfor operating said ing mechanismiis operated.

*In testnnonywhereof-I hereunto affix my signature;

J ULIUS- GLUGK.

